More like StopDaddy hahahahaha!!!!
[editline]24th December 2011[/editline]
Sounds a bit rapey actually, nvm
[QUOTE=st_nick5;33866985]What kind of monetary gain were they receiving from supporting SOPA?[/QUOTE]
They were excepted from shutdowns under SOPA, while some smaller registrars were not
In theory they could use it to shut out competition
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33864532]Godaddy still sounds like a poor porn website.[/QUOTE]
They have a porn star in every commercial they air.
I'm not joking.
They probably lost more money to this than piracy.
[QUOTE=Baldr 2.0;33866263]"Aww shit lets grab my shit and pretend I'm against it now, so when is the next bill there so I can support it and do it all over again?"[/QUOTE]
Its possible that they genuinely do care what their customers / the internet think and thought they were acting in its best interests.
Although I am too cynical to actually believe that is the case.
[url]http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00432328&cycle=2012[/url]
GoDaddy's financial contributions to federal candidates for 2012 include:
Lamar Smith (R-TX) (introduced SOPA) - $2,500
Howard Berman (D-CA) (co-sponsor) - $2,000
Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) (co-sponsor) - $1,500
Ted Deutch (D-FL) (co-sponsor) - $1,000
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) (co-sponsor) - $2,500
Ben Quayle (R-AZ) (co-sponsor) - $2,250
Lee Terry (R-NE) (co-sponsor) - $2,000
What an asshole way to get rid of competition. I hope that they lose nearly all their high profile customers.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;33868565]They were excepted from shutdowns under SOPA, while some smaller registrars were not
In theory they could use it to shut out competition[/QUOTE]
Oh, yeah, that's what I said. I thought you meant they were being paid directly for supporting SOPA or something.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;33870387]They probably lost more money to this than piracy.[/QUOTE]
Didn't know you could pirate domain names. :v:
Our city is still going to buy from GoDaddy even with being pro-SOPA
[QUOTE=Starpluck;33872078][url]http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00432328&cycle=2012[/url]
GoDaddy's financial contributions to federal candidates for 2012 include:
Lamar Smith (R-TX) (introduced SOPA) - $2,500
Howard Berman (D-CA) (co-sponsor) - $2,000
Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) (co-sponsor) - $1,500
Ted Deutch (D-FL) (co-sponsor) - $1,000
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) (co-sponsor) - $2,500
Ben Quayle (R-AZ) (co-sponsor) - $2,250
Lee Terry (R-NE) (co-sponsor) - $2,000[/QUOTE]
Maybe I just know nothing about how companies financially back politicians, but those seem like pretty meager amounts. I'd expect at least $10,000 or something.
[QUOTE=Drewsko;33875974]Maybe I just know nothing about how companies financially back politicians, but those seem like pretty meager amounts. I'd expect at least $10,000 or something.[/QUOTE]
Just shows how desperate these prostitutes are.
[QUOTE=Drewsko;33875974]Maybe I just know nothing about how companies financially back politicians, but those seem like pretty meager amounts. I'd expect at least $10,000 or something.[/QUOTE]
I believe there are caps, looking at those figures I'd say the cap was $2500.
Looks like they wasted their money though lmao.
[QUOTE=Catdaemon;33877339]I believe there are caps, looking at those figures I'd say the cap was $2500.
Looks like they wasted their money though lmao.[/QUOTE]
$2,500 is, quite literally, pocket change to GoDaddy. They made all of that money back in the time it took for them to write the checks to brib-[I]lobby[/I] our government.
People need to keep boycotting, they aren't sincere. They probably are still giving campaign donations to the supporters of the bill.
[QUOTE=J!NX;33864961]Ummm no, copying, editting, cropping, adding text, uploading, then posting is not 'easier' than saying "Your title, wtf?"[/QUOTE]
Such a BABY
I wouldn't believe this for a second. They probably still support it.
Why would a domain registrar support this at all? I bet like 25% of their domains are used for less than legal purposes ranging from streaming to downloading stuff. Makes no sense why they would support it.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33879100]Why would a domain registrar support this at all? I bet like 25% of their domains are used for less than legal purposes ranging from streaming to downloading stuff. Makes no sense why they would support it.[/QUOTE]
They have to make their shareholders happy.
[QUOTE=Drewsko;33875974]Maybe I just know nothing about how companies financially back politicians, but those seem like pretty meager amounts. I'd expect at least $10,000 or something.[/QUOTE]
You know there are rules for campaign contributions.
I got an email today, telling me to boycott them because they support PIPA. It was telling me to move my domain elsewhere.
I read it. Then thought to myself "Okay so you want me to spend money to move my domain to somewhere else, when my current domain registrar is perfectly fine?"
[QUOTE=ViralHatred;33881174]I got an email today, telling me to boycott them because they support PIPA. It was telling me to move my domain elsewhere.
I read it. Then thought to myself "Okay so you want me to spend money to move my domain to somewhere else, when my current domain registrar is perfectly fine?"[/QUOTE]
I think other companies are doing discounts and making it easier for people who are switching from GoDaddy.
[QUOTE=ViralHatred;33881174]I got an email today, telling me to boycott them because they support PIPA. It was telling me to move my domain elsewhere.
I read it. Then thought to myself "Okay so you want me to spend money to move my domain to somewhere else,
when my current domain registrar is perfectly fine?"[/QUOTE]
moving registrars won't cost you anything and you will be less of a spineless loser
so there's your benefit
According to reddit and an interview with the CEO they still haven't withdrawn their official congressional support for SOPA.
It was all just a PR stunt to try and get their business back. Fuckers.
[url]http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/npair/godaddy_has_not_withdrawn_its_official/[/url]
[url]http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/23/godaddy-ceo-there-has-to-be-consensus-about-the-leadership-of-the-internet-community/[/url]
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33879100]Why would a domain registrar support this at all? I bet like 25% of their domains are used for less than legal purposes ranging from streaming to downloading stuff. Makes no sense why they would support it.[/QUOTE]There's a clause in SOPA where GoDaddy is specifically exempt. It's likely they're going to use SOPA to shut down competition.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;33900588]There's a clause in SOPA where GoDaddy is specifically exempt. It's likely they're going to use SOPA to shut down competition.[/QUOTE]Wait wait really? If there is such a clause shouldn't sopa be null and void because it decides who can and who can't?
[QUOTE=Nikota;33872095]What an asshole way to get rid of competition. I hope that they lose nearly all their high profile customers.[/QUOTE]
They already lost imgur and wikipedia, probably their two highest bandwidth customers.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;33900588]There's a clause in SOPA where GoDaddy is specifically exempt. It's likely they're going to use SOPA to shut down competition.[/QUOTE]
How the fuck did the motto "Land of the free" be turned into something with so much bullshit that the politicians only back corporations?
[QUOTE=Keyblockor;33901375]How the fuck did the motto "Land of the free" be turned into something with so much bullshit that the politicians only back corporations?[/QUOTE]
The promise of power & money.
Basically just greed at it's finest.
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